Rudolf L'hermet

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Johann Georg Rudolf L'hermet (born December 28, 1859 in Magdeburg , † November 25, 1945 in Schönebeck (Elbe) ) was a German chess master and chess composer .

Life

L'hermet came from a Huguenot family from the vicinity of Nîmes, who had lived in Magdeburg since 1702 . After attending the Viktoria-Gymnasium in Burg , he devoted himself to the commercial profession and was ultimately director of the switching center of the provincial Saxon and neighboring chambers of commerce. He lived in Schönebeck.

Tournament chess

L'hermet remained loyal to the Magdeburg chess club throughout his life. He played against Wilhelm Steinitz , Louis Paulsen and Emil Schallopp , among others . From 1883 he headed the chess column of the Magdeburger Zeitung for more than 50 years .

Chess composition

L'hermet published his first chess composition in the Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1879 , and more than 600 publications all over the world followed.

Rudolf L'hermet
Austrian Reading Hall 1887
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White to move holds a draw

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Solution :

1. c2 – c4! Kb2 – c3 2nd Kd1 – c1 Kc3xc4 3rd Kc1 – c2!

White has the opposition , the pawn cannot be transformed .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schönebeck - A journey into the chess history of Saxony-Anhalt
  2. ^ Konrad Reiss: The Saale Chess Federation 1882 ~ 1945, Repromedia GmbH Leipzig, Löberitz - Zörbig - Leipzig, 2019

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personal data
SURNAME L'hermet, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess master and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1945
Place of death Schönebeck (Elbe)